əffər

Tuareg

Etymology

From √WFR, from earlier √FR. Prasse (1974) connects this verb to afarra (“fence, enclosure”), which is from the root √FRH.

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴼⴼⵔ (ffr), Senhaja de Srair ffer.

Verb

əffər (Tamahaq)[1]

  1. to hide
  • ăsəggəfər (“hiding place”)
  • teffart (“obstacle, barrier”)
  • afăra (“place covered with vegetation”)

References

  1. ^ Motylinski, A. C. (1908). "Grammaire, dialogues et dictionnaires Touaregs, 1: Grammaire et dictionnaire Français-Touareg". Publié par René Basset edn. Alger: Impr. Orientale Pierre Fontana.
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